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Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield September 27th 2012

Woah, they have added Sheffield? That is amazing! (take it off immediately!! we are not worthy, we have chavs, that discounts us from any international recognition!) On the 11th of October I'm setting off on my journey to Thailand, ready for the nifty hop over to Cambodia. To fly directly to Cambodia is stupid money, but to go to Thailand first, hop, skip, flight over.... easy peasy (or is it... watch this space). I am going alone. Just me and my baggage. I am a bit concerned about the physical implications due to the pain (RSD etc) but, the challenge is enourmous and I am, well, i am trying to make myself realise, not only can I do this, I can enjoy it too. I'm all sorted now, no accommodation booked yet, but that is part ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield August 14th 2012

Hundreds, Tens and Units - It is now 8 weeks until we go on what has affectionately been called our “ next big” holiday. This time though we will only be away for 3 weeks rather than 4 so perhaps it should be our second not quite so long holiday. The fact that it is only 3 weeks rather than the 4 is causing some headaches in the planning stage. Having realised that three weeks is not long enough to get to where we want to be we need to be we are considering two four week holidays next year at least. And this is where the lottery win is required. Perhaps it may sound to some people that talking about planning a holiday 8 weeks before leaving sounds a bit premature. But this is part ... read more
a pretty boy
Grey stone in the peak district
Well dressings in the Peak

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield July 14th 2012

Flights all booked ready for my solo trip to Thailand and Cambodia starting 11th of October! Now to sort the passport, visa, where to stay for the first night and plan my routes! Liberating!... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield April 3rd 2012

Just started my list- what I want to take with me to Beijing. Although 4 months down the line, and still working, I have been advised to be organised and not leave it all to the last minute. I have booked my flights, arriving in Beijing on the 11th of August at around 9am their time, so 1am in England. Over the next 4 months I'll probably not blog that much, but once in China I think blogging will be the way forward to let people I know/and perhaps don't know about my travels!!... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield » Sheffield March 5th 2012

What an eventful past few days it has been here in brisk and windy Sheffield! Sunday afternoon, I lazily rolled over to see that the time read 12:30...around 7:30 in the United States. I forced myself out of bed and started the day at an early 3 p.m. It was on this day that we discovered the fabulous T.K. Maxx (The American T.J. Maxx), Poundland, where everything is 1 pound, and Sainsbury grocery. Unfortunately Sainsbury closed their doors at 5, so our shopping spree came to an abrupt halt there. Poundland became our favorite store as soon as we walked through its doors. We must have looked like crazy American hooligans sprinting through the aisles with less than 5 minutes left 'til closing. We ended the night with a group dinner at this Mexican restaurant by ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield » Sheffield March 3rd 2012

Greetings from England! :) I hope everyone back home is doing well! As for me, I can confidently say that I have had one of the most thrilling and exhausting days of my life. I thought packing was stressful enough! I was quickly put in my place when the security officers at the Savannah Airport found my bag to be suspicious. They proceeded to interrogate me by asking, "Ma'am, do you have any sharp objects in here that I would need to know about?" Of course, I responded with a flat, "No." Instead of taking my word, they searched my bag and confiscated my beloved Jif Peanut Butter. I am still fairly bitter about this incident. Our first flight from Savannah to Atlanta was delayed about thirty minutes. We were nervously eyeing the clock as time ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield January 14th 2012

Ash is falling. A winter bonfire is crackling to my right being fed by seven behatted fire-feeders with a possible combined age of 490 years They feed the furious flames with branches from these old self-seeded trees that litter the cemetery. Ash falls like snow. This place is a quiet haven, holding some of the great families of Sheffield’s dead. The orchestra assemble to practice in the church, in the warm – away from this sharp frost – I saw only one young among them arrive on his bike with his violin on his back. I can hear the saxophonist practicing in the nave. Ash in my hair. Two trees have grown from the body of Albert Edward Waterfall, dead and buried 147 years ago. Albert senior joined his son 59 years later – father, wife, ... read more
winter smoke
carved
watching

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield October 23rd 2011

cycling home from town, unable to whistle or sing the words of ‘Sophia’ that repeatedly bump around like a needle in a stuck record, I hum – like my granddad letting the sounds spill over and over the handle bars relaxing into knowing what feels good. because for weeks, I have wondered why I am back here, and looking at this city, you would also wonder - but life is slowly falling into the cracks of some kind of belonging. I have become a mongrel of place, really at home nowhere. a week can start from quiet tears and forced activity trying to fit in to turning upside down ending with laura marling standing taut like a thin column exposing everyone of us to her unassuming, gentle, powerful all consuming singing right here in Sheffield. everything ... read more
sunning and raining

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield June 26th 2011

6.19am, I wake knowing my tall daughter is sleeping next to me. it takes me a while to figure out the day and the reason. 6.20am, I realise I’m 48 years old. She’s always been able to sleep through anything but I still get out of bed without stirring the covers of making a sound. She sleeps on with long arms sticking out of my short clothes. the stairs are different. they creak. walking through the front room, light flooding across the floor, my son sleeps stretched out on the day bed with his back to the window. I pad past him because he is a light sleeper but my saving grace here is that he is almost deaf in one ear. I hope the ear that I can see, cannot hear me. But I only ... read more
sunset - aukley, sheffield
P-J
two tracey's shoes

Europe » United Kingdom » England » South Yorkshire » Sheffield May 28th 2011

i will always have a 'return to' home in China - a place i can always stay. but here, at last, i'm really home - after almost three years away. I finally moved back just over one month ago. it's not all been easy. it's changed, i've changed, i've changed it. on day one, hanging the old silk lanterns in the lilac tree in my garden made me warm and sad splitting my thoughts between Suzhou and Sheffield. placing the oil painting from the Beijing market on the mantle and the photographs of snap shots from over 600 days in China in frames only made me long for those places again. now, the simple joys are that i talk with pj every day and i'm happy. i listen to jd telling me about his job at ... read more
mum's garden flowers
waiting
essential washing




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